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Who Stole the Strawberries
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Free verse |
over the edge, imagery, mystery, symbolism, trust,
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Gun
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Timothy McGuire
| Rhyme |
over the edge, anger, murder, remember,
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The Most Unlovable Man in the World - Ashes to Ashes with Improvised Narration by Silent One
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July Morning
| Prose |
over the edge, angel, hope, sad,
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Swine Rush
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Burlesque |
over the edge, allegory, humorous, jobs, parody,
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Lovebug
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Saif Shahed
| Narrative |
over the edge, 2nd grade, beautiful, boyfriend,
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Over the edge, four flights up
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Chris Green
| Free verse |
over the edge, good night,
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The Edge of Despair
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Joe Inka
| Rhyme |
over the edge, allegory, lost love,
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Attention Feed 2
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colin mitchell williams
| Free verse |
over the edge, games,
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There Is Only One Me
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Emile Pinet
| Free verse |
over the edge, 10th grade, 12th grade,
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Unpunished
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Alexa Rose
| Free verse |
over the edge, betrayal, cry, how i
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Acceptable loss
by Jeff Kantor
Acceptable loss
I lost my best friend 2 years and 10 months ago on a windswept winter evening. Alone in his thoughts about his future... his...
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Verse |
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Categories:
over the edge, death of a friend,
Ode to a Cockatiel
by Claire Wilkerson
Ode to the Cockatiel
You exasperate me.
The most maddening creature
To walk,
Waveringly across the tabletop
Drawn by an invisible wire
To my bowl
You stand
On the tips of...
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over the edge, bird, cute, imagery, pets,
Is That Sawdust On The Pirate Ship
by Caren Krutsinger
We love to paint, my muse and I.
It does not matter what – walls, doors, furniture, bricks.
Canvas painting is especially satisfying.
Drawing weird stuff is relaxing...
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Categories:
over the edge, art, confidence, joy, passion,
In Old California 21
by Alfred Berggren
Don Jose wondered why men whispered low
not knowing they discussed his daughter fair.
"I'll talk to Miguel when we get to Luis Ore, Segundo.
He can persuade...
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Categories:
over the edge, history,
Fatal Attraction
by Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
"Fatal Attraction"
The letter was typewritten
IBM Selectric,
No final salutation
in italics
“With love”,
but it was there nevertheless
invisible
electric
“VC”
Bleeding Bold Black
thick cursive stroke
With knife point calculation
An arrow...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
over the edge, dark, imagery, psychological,
My final love
by Aa Harvey
My final love
The final drips of the love in my blood,
Have gone into never; never to be seen again.
I have waited a life-time for someone...
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Bio |
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over the edge, dark, death, fantasy, how
Wounds
by Jennifer Wickham
Apprehensive
Heart in throat
Step forward
Steps back
Nothing left unhurt
All is raw
Connection betrayed
Love lost
Talk is safe
Touch is not
Tipping tipping
Over the edge
Can't breathe
Felt this before
Amazing
Terrifying
Not a gambler
Lost too much...
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I do not know? |
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Categories:
over the edge, crush, emotions, trust,
The Bed Gremlin
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
An evil little gremlin lives under your bed;
Yes! It's true!
You can't see him but he sees you.
Sometimes when it's real, real dark
You might hear him...
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Categories:
over the edge, children, fairy, fantasy, fear,
Towards The Horizon
by kewayne wadley
When the tide was high
I loved to hang over the edge.
Rising and falling.
The gap widening then closing.
No longer visible to shore.
I'd lean over.
The wind thumping...
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Categories:
over the edge, black african american, black
Chloe's Vision
by Lisle Ryder
A heavy quietness hung
as I waited with Mum and Dad
and Chloe.
I professed my sympathy,
my sorrow.
Their response was emptiness
unexpressed;
while Chloe, hugged
her...
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Narrative |
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over the edge, baby, bereavement, child, grief,
A Fantastic Ride
by Jack Ellison
Okay, I'm at it again, hope you're ready my friends
A mushy love poem from this old dude
He ain't dead yet, still got some oats to...
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Quatrain |
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over the edge, life,
Beloved Femme Fatale
by Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
“Beloved Femme Fatale”
Musk and Neroli satin skin spoons
Naked feet ‘neath The Pillars of Petra
She towers majestic above you, colours your grey skies
You are worshipping her...
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Romanticism |
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over the edge, love, romance, sensual,
KILLING WITHOUT WORDS
by Brian Strand
your
still smile,
eyes
cold as ice,
arrogance
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over the edge, conflict, social,
A Lost Soul
by Susan Gentry
He slowly released small puffs of hot air
over the edge of the universe
hoping to stare at nothing long enough to care
While making wishes in yesterday's...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
over the edge, angst, character, conflict, depression,
Catching My Words
by Kurt Philip Behm
Looking over the edge
of an emotional cliff
I saw new feelings
for the very first time
Crying out from the back
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
over the edge, words,
caged feathers
by tara jennings
I was not supposed to want you.
Yet this touch, that touch, and everyone since seared in my mind
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Free verse |
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Categories:
over the edge, analogy, angst, desire, for
Why Do Some Poets Stay Hidden
by James McLain
Why do some poets stay hidden?
Restraining orders aren't good are they,
To those with evil in their hearts.
And sometimes the very act of getting...
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over the edge, art, poetry,
the prophet
by ej sansam
the prophet arose from his prayers
and scanned the horizon
"they will be here soon"
two hours or so to moonrise
with little protection in sight
and with no...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
over the edge, war,
Tempting Death
by Andrea Storrier
My heart pounding
The rocks crumbling
I look back over the edge
The steep slope looming down
As horrifying images of falling pound through my head
I take a...
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Categories:
over the edge, fear,
Fire and Ice
by Judy Emery
Fire and Ice
Black nights is your heaven
and tears is your victory
your love runs loose into the night
the wilderness is your life
but your...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
over the edge, angel, betrayal, dream, emotions,